Democrats face summer of bitter infightingWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of Barack Obama backed away on Sunday from calls for Hillary Clinton to drop out of the presidential race as Democrats faced a long summer of bitter fighting to win the party's White House nomination.http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080330/pl_nm/usa_politics_dc

Israel tells Rice will ease some West Bank restrictionsJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel announced plans on Sunday to ease some restrictions on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, responding to calls by visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to take steps to bolster peace talks.http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080330/pl_nm/palestinians_israel_usa_dc

Fierce financial oversight debate on tapWASHINGTON - In proposing the broadest overhaul of financial oversight since the Great Depression, the Bush administration has kicked off a fierce debate. It pits those eager to revamp an antiquated system against an industry opposed to excessive regulation.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080330/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/fed_overhaul

Obama Backs-Off From His Own BuzzwordsBarack Obama got caught.It wasn’t a flip-flop on the order of John Kerry’s “I voted for the war before I voted against it” moment. But Obama did, for an instant, back away from his own buzz words and “hate speech“ (I‘ll explain the “hate speech“ below), and contradicted himself. This begs an important question: how far will the buzz words and hate speech propel him in a general election cycle?http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AustinHill/2008/03/30/obama_backs-off_from_his_own_buzzwords

Phantoms of Democratic campaign sagaWASHINGTON - Behold the phantoms of the political opera. They flit in the rafters of the presidential campaign, making mischief, undead. There is Judas, the archetype of betrayal. Kenneth Starr, dark lord of the inquisition. Joseph McCarthy and David Duke. Herbert Hoover.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080330/ap_on_el_pr/campaign_phantoms

Uncertain economy awaits next presidentWASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain have diagnosed the swooning U.S. economy and have come up with rival plans to revive it. If the downturn lasts as long as some economists predict, one of the three will get a chance to try to sell his or her proposal to Congress as presidenthttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080330/ap_on_el_pr/economy_candidates

Fierce Debate Expected Over Administration Plan to Revamp Financial RegulationWASHINGTON — In proposing the broadest overhaul of financial oversight since the Great Depression, the Bush administration has kicked off a fierce debate. It pits those eager to revamp an antiquated system against an industry opposed to excessive regulation.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,343331,00.html

Howard Dean Slams McCain As 'Blatant Opportunist' on VietnamAt his blog Political Punch, ABC reporter Jake Tapper noted the latest thing outraging Republicans. As the McCain campaign prepared to release an ad highlighting McCain's military service, Democratic Party chairman Howard Dean sent out an obnoxious reply: "While we honor McCain’s military service, the fact is Americans want a real leader who offers real solutions, not a blatant opportunist who doesn’t understand the economy and is promising to keep our troops in Iraq for 100 years."http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2008/03/30/howard-dean-slams-mccain-blatant-opportunist-vietnam

Oliver Stone to Begin Filming Movie About Bush; Brolin, Banks Expected to StarNEW YORK — Like a bill being rapidly pushed through legislation, Oliver Stone's film about President George W. Bush is expected to begin shooting within a month with a goal toward being released before the president leaves office next January.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,343115,00.html

The Al Gore caucus?In a campaign year full of Lazarus moments, one rebirth that American voters will not see is the second coming of Al Gore. Not as the reluctant candidate on a white horse, saving the day at the Democrats' convention in August. Probably not as a peace-maker between the two candidates beforehand, despite his Nobel Peace Prize.http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/SalenaZito/2008/03/30/the_al_gore_caucus

Another Unconservative Moment from John McCainJohn McCain's unconservativism was on display this past Wednesday in Los Angeles. Perhaps not in all ways, but in one telling way. Before a gathering of the World Affairs Council, the Arizona senator outlined his thinking on national security and foreign policy. The speech's larger elements have received plenty of coverage. One element did not. http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/03/another_unconservative_moment.html

The Fine Italian NoseArise Sons and Daughters of Italy! We are mocked, insulted, and challenged to respond.We have much of which to be proud. We are of a people who have been disproportionately in the vanguard of Western Civilization. There is scarcely an artist, musician, politician, lawyer, or architect who can walk a day in his or her profession without hearing the footsteps of an Italian who has preceded them. But let us be candid. There is one thing above all others of which we are proud. We, quite simply, as a people, have the most noble and esthetically pleasing noses ever to grace the human face.http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/03/the_fine_italian_nose.html

With Final NATO Summit and Meeting With Putin, Bush Begins Farewell TourWASHINGTON — Winding down his presidency, George W. Bush is beginning his farewell tour on the world stage trailed by questions about how much clout he still wields.Unpopular abroad, as he is at home, Bush nevertheless has been a commanding presence among world leaders for the past seven years. Now, with fewer than 300 days left in his term, other presidents and prime ministers are looking beyond Bush to see who will occupy his chair a year from now.http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,343129,00.html

Whites Can't Make Blacks HappyOne of the creepy things about our "need to have a conversation about race" is the assumption that whites can somehow make blacks feel better, or be happier, or be more self-accepting. Nobody has the power to do that, except what individuals do for themselves, one person at a time.http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/03/whites_cant_make_blacks_happy.html

The Disgrace of Liberalism2008 marks the end of liberalism as a governing force in the same way that 1968 marked the end of liberalism as a political doctrine. American liberals spent the '60s seeing their programs and policies collapse one after the other. The War on Crime, the War on Poverty, civil rights legislation, Vietnam, all were either unmitigated disasters or textbook examples of the law of unintended consequences. The Democrats went into the 1968 presidential election as crippled as any political party in American history, choked with failure, bereft of ideas, and facing a general uprising from their own younger elements.http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/03/the_disgrace_of_liberalism.html

Teflon John? Democrat Attacks Fall ShortIf a salacious political firestorm is the media equivalent of Christmas morning, the events of the past few weeks have packed American punditry's stockings to the brim. From the appalling videos of Jeremiah Wright, to Barack Obama's cynical evasion of his pastor problem, to Hillary Clinton's Bosnia fables, the nation's televisions, radios and blogs are abuzz with the energy of scandal. Lost in the shouting, analysis and breathless reporting is an important political development: The Democrats have offered a few recent glimpses at their initial plan of attack against John McCain, and the clumsy, off-the-mark contents of their general election playbook should be encouraging to Republicans.http://www.townhall.com/Columnists/GuyBenson/2008/03/30/teflon_john_democrat_attacks_fall_short